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Metaphor analysis : research practice in applied linguistics, social sciences and the humanities

Paperback • 2010 • English

Metaphor analysis : research practice in applied linguistics, social sciences and the humanities

By Lynne Cameron

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About the book

Metaphor is recognised as an important way of thinking - constructing analogies and making connections between ideas - and an important way of using language - to explain abstract ideas or to find indirect but powerful ways of conveying feelings. By investigating people's use of metaphors, we can better understand their emotions, attitudes and conceptualisations, as individuals and as participants in social life. This book describes practice in the analysis of metaphor in real-world discourse. W...Show more

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9781845534479

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[Place of publication not identified] : Equinox Pub

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Metaphor analysis : research practice in applied linguistics, social sciences and the humanities

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Paperback

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